Practising conference presentations is vital – even for native speakers
Overloaded slides, peculiar body language and speech that is too quick, slow, quiet or relentless are all easily fixed, says Brian Bloch
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Demonstrations on scores of campuses in China Covid protests
Tsinghua and Peking universities among 79 institutions reportedly affected by unrest over long-running lockdowns and restrictions
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New Brexit support for English universities capped at £8 million
Additional funding announced by Research England might not cover shortfalls faced by research powerhouses
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Ensure graduates are set for life, not just for work
In an unstable political and social climate, MENA’s graduates need soft skills, says Hugh Martin
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Peers oppose free speech bill’s prospect of ‘endless litigation’
Conservative ex-universities ministers aim to force government into rowing back on plans to allow universities to be sued over free speech
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Will the World Cup be an own goal for Qatar university campuses?
Academics suggest the answers to the hard lessons that Fifa is learning now should have been obvious from the experience of higher education institutions in the Gulf state
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Three vetoed research projects win funding on second attempt
Narrow line between success and failure in latest round of Australian competitive grant funding
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Brexit is hurting UK innovation
German-style political stability and long-term science funding could help mitigate the damage, say Zach Meyers and John Springford
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We are helping students bear the cost of living – but government must, too
More hardship funding, bigger maintenance loans and restored grants would all complement universities’ efforts, says Sarah Stevens
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‘Mindless’ overseas student crackdown ‘would kill levelling up’
Politicians and sector leaders respond strongly to reports Westminster government could restrict foreign students to ‘elite universities’ only
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It is time to break the Home Office’s hold on student immigration policy
The department’s threat to ban international students from all but the top UK universities is totally counterproductive, says Nick Hillman
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‘Critical’ role for universities on ‘transnational challenges’
Sir Jeremy Farrar delivers Royal Society’s annual Science and Civilisation lecture
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From the UK’s HE minister to university life in Kurdistan
Bill Rammell explains how serving as the UK’s HE minister led him on to a v-c’s path, and ultimately to being president of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr
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Dutch student financing flip-flop could increase growth pressure
Return of grants after almost a decade of loans could create an enrolment surge in an already straining system
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Sector leaders doubtful of 2025 lifelong loan entitlement launch
After government reaffirms LLE support, post-18 education review chair remains ‘apprehensive’ while OU v-c sees ‘big design challenges’